Wake Up Call: Tech Giant Lawyers Took a Grilling on Capitol Hill

• Lawmakers grilled top lawyers for Facebook, Google and Twitter at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Russian meddling with social media during the 2016 presidential election. Senator Angus King issued a simple admonishment. “I’m disappointed you are here and not your CEOs,” King, an independent from Maine who caucuses with Democrats, told the three corporate counsels. “We would appreciate seeing the top people who are actually making the decisions.” ( Bloomberg )

•After two rocky days in Congress, the social media giants face rising momentum for regulation of political ads to curb Russian election meddling, although some key Republicans remain skeptical ...